Dictatorship in the Caribbean
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- 1. Dictatorship in the Caribbean By: Ivan Santos
- 2. “ ▪A dictatorship is a government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and decisions without input from anyone else. What is a Dictatorship? https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/dictatorship
- 4. ▪Rafael Trujillo (El Jefe) October 24, 1891 – May 30, 1961 Took office June 16, 1930 Before becoming a Dictator Actor Soldier Kidnapper Rapist In Office Officially held office from 1930 -1938 He chose a puppet successor He resumed his official position from 1942 to 1952 But continued to rule by force until his assassination in 1961 Timeline ▪By 1925 Trujillo was promoted to Commander in Chief ▪By 1930 Trujillo used a secret police to torture and murder supporters of the opposing presidential candidate ▪Upon taking office he used a hurricane as an excuse to raise taxes and seize peoples money ▪Over the years of his presidency he used his power personal gain, sexual pleasure, and financial growth
- 5. ▪Rafael Trujillo (El Jefe) Cont. ▪Trujillo instilled fear in the citizens of his country and forced them to surrender to his wants and needs. ▪Throughout his dictatorship he amassed a large personal fortune by stealing people’s land and taking control of a large portion of the businesses and factories in his country. ▪Trujillo, who’s mother was supposedly 50% Haitian, ordered the massacre of thousands of Haitians. This was a result of his racist views against the mostly black Haitians. ▪On May 30, 1961 Rafael Trujillo was murdered in his car by a group of assassins who were part of the movement started by Las Mariposas.
- 6. ▪Las Hermanas Maribal ▪ The Mirabal sisters are one example of the tragedies because of Trujillo ▪ Minerva, Patria, Maria Teresa, and Dede Mirabal were a group of sisters who stood up against Trujillo ▪ The Mirabal sisters along with their husbands set up an underground movement to overthrow Trujillo ▪ They were imprisoned and tortured for conspiring against Trujillo. ▪ The sisters were eventually released, while their husbands remained imprisoned. ▪ On November 25, 1960 the sisters were returning from visiting their imprisoned husbands when they were stopped on the road by some of Trujillo’s men who escorted them off the road to kill them ▪ By then, they were known as Las Mariposas and the movement only grew stronger in their death ▪ In memory of the murder of the Mirabal sisters, November 25 is now the official international day for the elimination of violence against women.
- 8. ▪Fidel Castro August 13, 1926 – November 25, 2016 Took Office 1959 Succeeded by Brother Raul Castro to Medical Reasons Wars Started Cuban Revolution Angolan Civil War War in Mozambique Ethiopian Guerilla War Cuban Missile Crisis Congo Crisis El Salvadoran Guerilla War Nicaraguan Civil War ▪Number of Deaths Attributed 1,500,000 at home 100,000 in Angola Castro's policies imposed poverty and slavery on millions. In 1959, Cuba was the second richest country in Latin America; today, it is the second poorest. Castro has been accused of genocide by Genocide Watch.